Ornamented silk lamp shade



P.ten ed Se t. 27, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENT oFFICE l Hatio 1ed 8h 35, 1930. seTi81 438,719.

This invention felateS to ornaInent1 1an1 ShadeS, and Inore partioulorly to laIn Shado n1ade ffon1 Si1k f8bfio having one Snffaoo thereof )fovi(1e(1 v7ith ooat of Sofaped ofook1od laoquef having al tfonsluoent (11111 Si111tllating the apPeofonoe of 1eather.

()ne obiect of thiS invention is to pfovido an ornan1ent1 lacqueTed silk 1aIn Shodo Which Inay be Chea ly and eaSily monufactufed, vhioh i11 not detefiorote in Stofago, and-which vi11 be capab1o of WithStanding extfeIne hef, Co1C1, and II1oiSt oir oonditions.

11 ith theSe and otheI' Obioots in viefv, thefe haS been i11L1Strated on t11e aocon1 anying dfTving one fofIn in 711io11 t11e invention IDay be convenient1y eInbodied iI1 pfaotioe.

In t11e draWing= ig. 1 fe reSent an elevation of 3 typioo1 ornaInenta1 1on1I), having Shode eInbodying the invontion.

ig. 2 iS a ffagInentafy Snrface vie v of o portion of the Silk fabrio fron1 WhiCh the lan1 Shode iS ConStfucted.

ig. 3 is a sectiono1 edge vieW of Said fabI'ic.

Befefring noW to the droTving in Which 1ike feferenoe nun1ero1S denote ooffesPond ing PaTtS throughont the Sev,efa1 vievvS, the nUInefa1 10 indiCateS o 1aIIlp baSe for Sup )ofting o 1oIn Shade 11 Which iS CoIn letely oovefed vith a sheet of Silk fabfio 12, vv11ich nloy be 1ain, co1ofeC1, of ornaInente(1 as (1eSife(1.

In oI'(1oI' to rodnoe a crao11e(1 of iII1it tion leather a ea onoe n on the 1anlpShade in acoordonoe Tvith the )reSent invention, a thin fonn(1ation Coating 13 of Pyroxy1in lacquef, containing CaStof 011 aS L laStioizef vi11 f1rSt be aPP11ed to the inSi(1e Sufface of the Silk fabrio 12, referab1y by TneanS of CoIn TeSSed air s ray gun, not Sh0vvn, the ol]tSide suffoce of the Si1k fabfio being left unooatod. 11fter the foundation Coot 13 haS been o11oTveC1 to (1I' three of four ho11rS, a Seoond ooat of laoquer of SiInilar ooInposition Wi11 be a 1ied in the San1e Inanne and a11owe(1 to dry for obont the SaIne peI'iod of time.

The neXt Ste of the proceSS iS to op 1) o non-Shiny erance.

coating of So-ca11ed quiok-dfying ofa-okle lacqller hoving fho ro efty of forIIing a loathef-1ike II1ott1e(1 S11ffooe oS t11e Solvent evpOfteS thefefroIn. The ooat of crook1e 1aoqueI Tvi11 be alloTved to dry for ten of f1fteen Ininutes. 11 1ight ooat of dark )aint, as for eXIn 1e, 8 ooII1position containing 1inSeed oi1, tnrpentine, and brovvn burnt uInbeI' vvi11 then be opP1ied to the coated SI1r face of the Shade, nd iII1IIle(1iate1) vviIJeC1, 1oving on1y o very thi 1 ooat 1'eIIlaiI1ing on the SuffaCo so aS not to inteffefe vvit11 the translucence of lightenetToting qualities of the Shade. AfteI' erInitting the drk aint Tvi ed ooat to dr foI' a Pefiod of froIn foI11' to five hourS, the inIleI' ooated S11rfaCe of the shade vvi11 next be Inaoually Scraped of bl1rniShe(1 by IneanS of o Squarededged Ineto1 in1 1eInent, in order to enhonoe the ofaokled of leather effect and pfoduoo a (11111 The final Step iS to a 1y niShing o0at of P1aStioizing laoquor and oaStor oi1 on both sideS of t11e Silk fobfio of the Shode in ordor tO render the fabrio p1ioble ond to Prevent tho iIlSi(1e orackle ooot froIn pee1ing off. 1vhen thiS f1niShing ooat haS been a11oved to dry three of four hourS, the laInpShade 7vi11 be ooIn lete.

Whi1e there haS been (1iSc1oSe(1 in this SPeoif1cation one exaTn le of hovv the inven tion Inay be on1bodied in raotice, it vvill be underStood that the inventioI1 iS not to be 1imite(1 to thiS S ecif1o ex m le, but moy be Inodified nd eInbo(1ie(1 in va rious ayS Without de arting from itS Spirit. In Short, the inventfon iI1olI1(1eS a11 the n1odifioa-tions and embodimenfs Coming Tvithin the sco e of the foHowing-c1aimS.

I1aving thuS fully deScribed the invention, What iS C13inled as neW and for Whioh it iS deSired to Seoure JetterS atentS, iS:

1. The n1etho(1 of treating o lan1 Shodo fobric Which ooIn TiSeS ap 1ying a foHnd tioI1 coat of laoquer to one Si(1e of Sid fobfic, a1lovving it to dry, 1ying o seCond coat of lacquef over soiC1foundafion ooat, a11oTving it to dfy, opPlying o Coat of Craokle 1acquef .oveI' Soid second ooat, a110vving it to dry, aI)- Plying ooat of dfk linSeed oi1 baSe olnt 

